Pub Date : 2023-08-18DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v29i2.8634
M. S. D. Wijesinghe, S. Prathapan, C. Arambepola
No abstract available
没有摘要
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Pub Date : 2023-08-18DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v29i2.8578
Dilini Rupananda, D. Dissanayake, A. Lokubalasooriya
Introduction: Bullying is a widespread problem among school going adolescents which causes significant impact on their mental wellbeing. It is important to implement necessary action to reduce bullying and promote mental health of the students.Objectives: To develop, implement a school-based intervention with multiple approaches and assess the effectiveness of it to reduce bullying among adolescent students of Kegalle District in Sri LankaMethods: Components of the intervention were developed involving different stakeholders related to adolescent mental health promotion in school setting. A quasi-experimental study was conducted in Kegalle Educational Zone and two schools were purposively selected for the intervention and control group.Results: Developed and implemented intervention was effective in reducing overall bullying and physical, verbal and relational bullying victimization among students (p≤0.001).Conclusions & Recommendations: The intervention developed with multiple approaches effectively improved the bullying victimization among school going adolescents in the intervention group after three months of the implementation.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-18DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v29i2.8575
Dhananja K. Illangasinghe, M. S. D. Wijesinghe
No abstract available
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Pub Date : 2023-08-18DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v29i2.8602
Sahya S. Dev, J. Abraham, Rahul S. Pillai
Introduction: Healthcare workers were the frontline defence against the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the junior resident doctors, and were among those at the highest risk of acquiring the disease. Disease transmission among them was worsened by overcrowding, lower work force, lack of isolation facilities, lack of standard quality personal protection equipment, contaminated environment and inadequate knowledge and practice of infection control practices. Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude and anxiety among junior resident doctors in India with respect to COVID-19 Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during August-October 2020 among 451 junior resident doctors in India. A validated 35-item questionnaire was distributed to the participants using social media platforms. The snowball sampling technique was used. Results: A total of 451 junior resident doctors were included as study participants, of whom 52.3% were women. More than 90% of them had a good level of knowledge regarding COVID-19.Almost allof the participants believed that wearing masks (98%) and keeping social distance (100%) would reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, but that government regulations were insufficient to combat the disease (63%). The level of anxiety among study participants was on the higher side. Conclusions & Recommendations: The level of anxiety among the junior resident doctors was relatively high. Therefore, mental and psychological support is crucial for them, and in turn, essential for effective management of the health crisis.
{"title":"Assessment of knowledge, attitude and anxiety among junior resident doctors in India during COVID-19 Pandemic","authors":"Sahya S. Dev, J. Abraham, Rahul S. Pillai","doi":"10.4038/jccpsl.v29i2.8602","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/jccpsl.v29i2.8602","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Healthcare workers were the frontline defence against the COVID-19 pandemic, especially the junior resident doctors, and were among those at the highest risk of acquiring the disease. Disease transmission among them was worsened by overcrowding, lower work force, lack of isolation facilities, lack of standard quality personal protection equipment, contaminated environment and inadequate knowledge and practice of infection control practices. Objectives: To assess the knowledge, attitude and anxiety among junior resident doctors in India with respect to COVID-19 Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted during August-October 2020 among 451 junior resident doctors in India. A validated 35-item questionnaire was distributed to the participants using social media platforms. The snowball sampling technique was used. Results: A total of 451 junior resident doctors were included as study participants, of whom 52.3% were women. More than 90% of them had a good level of knowledge regarding COVID-19.Almost allof the participants believed that wearing masks (98%) and keeping social distance (100%) would reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission, but that government regulations were insufficient to combat the disease (63%). The level of anxiety among study participants was on the higher side. Conclusions & Recommendations: The level of anxiety among the junior resident doctors was relatively high. Therefore, mental and psychological support is crucial for them, and in turn, essential for effective management of the health crisis.","PeriodicalId":120205,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133941765","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-08-18DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v29i2.8585
Anish Jojo Philip, Sahya S. Dev, Lovely S. Livingston, Rose Thomas, A. Bency
Introduction: Stress among undergraduate students has become a significant concern in higher education due to its detrimental effects on their health and academic performance. By exploring the association between various sociodemographic variables and stress levels, valuable insights into the factors contributing to stress among undergraduate students can be provided.Objectives: To determine the prevalence of stress and its associated factors among medical students in a tertiary care hospitalMethods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 133 undergraduate students selected utilising convenience sampling. A pre-designed close-ended questionnaire, specifically tailored for this study, was employed to collect data related to stress experienced by undergraduate students. Appropriate statistical analyses were performed with significance level set at p < 0.05.Results: The study revealed that 19% of the undergraduate students experienced high perceived stress, 67% experienced moderate stress and 13% experienced low stress levels. A significant association was observed between perceived stress and reduced appetite (p=0.014). Additionally, significant associations were found between stress and poor relationships with faculties (p=0.003); the warden (p=0.01); family members (p=0.003); facing time pressure(p=0.006); heavy workload (p=0.029); fear of failure (p=0.002); suffering from frequent exams (p=0.003); and exam patterns and curriculum (p=0.024).Conclusions & Recommendations: Results highlight considerable prevalence of stress among undergraduate students, with the majority demonstrating moderate stress levels. It is imperative to prioritise undergraduate students' mental and physical wellbeing by incorporating counselling services and preventive mental health programs as integral components of routine clinical services, so that educational institutions can foster a supportive learning environment.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-18DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v29i2.8629
T. Ruwanpathirana
No abstract available
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Pub Date : 2023-08-18DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v29i2.8584
K. Kalubowila, Chandana Gajanayaka, C. Hapudeniya, I. Kahawita, L. Jayarathna, Sankha Vithanage, Manuja Thilakarathna, Jayalath Gunathilaka, S. Anujan
Though Sri Lanka reports low endemicity and a lesser number of cases detected annually, leprosy patients below 14 years of age are rising. Therefore, active case finding is essential. A skin clinic was conducted in the District Hospital (DH), Lunawa of Colombo District where higher numbers of cases had been reported in the past. The people were alerted on the clinic through public health staff to identify new cases. Out of the 54 persons who attended the clinic, one was clinically diagnosed as having multibacillary leprosy and another subsequently detected among the five suspected patients who were referred for skin biopsy, giving a yield of active case finding of 0.37 per 10 000 persons screened (95% CI: 0.45, 1.26). This high yield of the disease indicates that active case finding is a possible strategy for high endemic areas, which could be enhanced with a combination of outreach programs like household surveys or awareness on leprosy at institutions like schools.
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Pub Date : 2023-08-18DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v29i2.8630
D. Mataraarachchi
No abstract available
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Pub Date : 2023-08-07DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v29i5.8633
S. Nandasena
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NA
{"title":"Abstracts of Oral and Poster Presentations: 28th Annual Academic Sessions of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka","authors":"S. Nandasena","doi":"10.4038/jccpsl.v29i5.8633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4038/jccpsl.v29i5.8633","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p>NA</jats:p>","PeriodicalId":120205,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the College of Community Physicians of Sri Lanka","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130759511","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-05-22DOI: 10.4038/jccpsl.v29i1.8557
G. Gunawardhana, S. Godakandage, M. Weerasinghe
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